It would almost be worth finding the entry in the newspaper to get the full details on that one.

From a history of the Melbourne suburb of Clayton, as I recall it:

Should you miss your train (at Clayton Station) and have to endure a one hour wait, there is a warm fire in the waiting room. It may not be possible to get too close to the fire though as it is often surrounded by dogs. Gee, they don't even have a loo at stations now, let alone a fire, dogs notwithstanding.

From the same book:

The football match between Clayton and Clyde on Crawfords Paddock erupted into chaos when the players in their new bright red jumpers were charged by a bull. They fought each other to take shelter in the dressing room while ladies lifted their skirts and ran into an nearby market garden. What? They grabbed a carrot and threateningly said 'Don't you come near me you big, bad, bull'?

I became so engrossed in my research for stuffs, I forgot the time and three hours had passed. It was more fun than the internet.

"The name is Bond... Jane Bond..." If she were a real super hero that would have been okay cos there were also once upon a time things called phone booths where she could have changed outfits.Sounds like you had a ball at the State Library.

I love the State Library and could easily spend hours there. When I was in uni, I'd go to the library supposedly to research a paper and get so engrossed with snippets I found along the way, that hardly any research was done! V.

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